What is a revenue code in medical billing?
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The Curious Bag
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Health care professionals use revenue codes to quickly convey information about medical services and the related costs. For example, a revenue code of 201 signifies that a patient was in the Intensive Care area for surgery.
Source:
Medi-Cal.ca.gov: California Department of Health Care Services
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Revenue codes (UB04) are used mostly in inpatient hospital and institutional medical billing, as opposed to procedure codes (CPT) used for professional physician/therapist services.
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